David McLay Kidd began building a second 18 at the resort just before Coore and Crenshaw had completed Sand Valley. He gave his meandering layout enormous fairways, big accessible greens, and visually unique hillsides of exposed sand, “mammoth dunes” that became the course moniker. At Mammoth Dunes, Kidd will take you on a journey around a majestic landscape, and along the way, his design skews toward helping, which increases thrill and enjoyment.

Sedge Valley, designed by Tom Doak and inspired by the great heathland and links courses of London and the English coast, brings back a more intimate scale and classically styled holes. Golfers will encounter the timeless strategies and elements of courses that Doak believes have best withstood the endless advances of the game.

Sand Valley was founded on the dream of bringing incredible, public golf to the prehistoric dunes of central Wisconsin. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw began designing the routing in 2014 and opened Sand Valley, the resort’s first course, in 2017. They gave us massive and exposed dunes, firm and fast fairways, and a multitude of strategic playing options. Sand Valley is fun and playable but can be set up to provide a serious challenge.

The Sandbox, the 17-hole short course at Sand Valley, provides an intimate connection to the sand county landscape of central Wisconsin. Located 50 yards from the Clubhouse and in the backyard of some of the lodges, The Sandbox plays through a restored sand prairie that sits within the same V-shaped sand ridge that frames Mammoth Dunes. With holes ranging from 40 to 140 yards, the short course features unique green complexes.

The Lido (C.B. Macdonald’s long-lost gem) recently restored at Sand Valley by Tom Doak and Renaissance Golf, opened to its members and their guests this summer. It was considered by golf historians as one of the greatest golf courses ever created and after it was repurposed to the US Navy during WWII, it has intrigued many as one of the great lost wonders of the golf world. Today, golfers can participate in the Lido’s resurrection and will be captivated by its demand for strategy and bold design.